Wednesday, 19 December 2007

Today's meeting with Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire and Cllr George Lord, leader of Worcestershire County Council did not go totally according to plan.

A small but select group of Civic Society members braved sub-zero temperatures to meet with Dr Lord to reinforce their opposition to the WCC sponsored development.

The good news was that following an earlier meeting with Tenbury Mayor, Bob Martin and Harriet Baldwin, Dr Lord had agreed to visit an alternate site. The bad news was that due to his schedule he had left before the alloted start time of the meeting with the Civic Society Members.

The Chief Medical Officer wrote to doctors in January 2006 about the recenttrebling of gastroschisis birth defects, caused by dioxin exposure, proving that using hazardous waste fuel mixes even in alleged “state of the art” incinerators etc. is callous unsafe government policy.

Analysis of 9 health parameters in Telford by ward in 2005 revealed massiveincreases in illnesses and standardised mortality rates in 7 polluted wardscompared with 24 less polluted wards.

An incinerator built in Colnbrook in 1990 caused Slough SMR to worsen from 88 to 121 by 2001 meaning 11 years lopped off lifespan.

335 references are available to those interested and peer-reviewed reports in medical journals. Those with internet can check www.ukhr.org and www.countrydoctor.co.uk (under pollution at bottom of main page) for more details.

It is up to you to act or you will have the consequences imposed on you. The regulators normally just follow government diktat.

Thursday, 22 November 2007

Tenbury and Burford Civic SocietyTenbury Business ParkProposed Biomass Power PlantWhat will the environmental impact of awood-burning power station be?What about the emissions from the proposed plant?What if materials apart from wood are burnt?If you are concerned about the plansto build the power stationcome and hear Dr Dick van Steenisa retired GP and independent toxicologisttalking about potential health issuesThe meeting will take place atThe Royal OakMarket Street, Tenbury WellsWednesday 28 November 2007at 7.30pmAdmission FreeThe planning application for the Biomass Power Plantis expected in the next few weeks.So watch this space.For more information visit www.civicsociety.info or tel: 01584 810610

Friday, 16 November 2007

Mr Bill Wiggin, Member of Parliament for Leominster, Shadow Minister for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs was in Tenbury today to meet local people.At the end of a hectic and well attended surgery, he met with a delegation from the Tenbury Civic Society and Tenbury Action Group to discuss in detail the proposed Biomass Power Station.